Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 30.3% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 43.3% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€17.97
|
$6.43
GNF55,346
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€11.71
|
$10.77
GNF92,713
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.82
|
$1.56
GNF13,438
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.24
|
$1.20
GNF10,326
|
|
pay 2.8% more for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.72
|
$1.32
GNF11,365
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.95
|
$9.28
GNF79,847
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.22
|
$8.22
GNF70,702
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€4.24
|
$2.80
GNF24,109
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.60
|
$2.83
GNF24,395
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.83
|
$1.35
GNF11,587
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$1.11
GNF9,513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$0.92
GNF7,908
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.58
|
$1.28
GNF11,042
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.85
|
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
|
pay 37.8% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€7.48
|
$5.09
GNF43,762
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€91.93
|
$28.49
GNF245,154
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€30,621.85
|
$33,000.00
GNF283,962,357
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€21.81
|
$11.55
GNF99,387
|
|
pay 9.2% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€41.34
|
$80.91
GNF696,213
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,236.01
|
$523.54
GNF4,505,013
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€1,008.50
|
$462.34
GNF3,978,359
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€180.02
|
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pay 29.4% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,560.85
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€8,677.83
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,981,962
|
|
pay 35.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€5.32
|
$2.37
GNF20,423
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.45
|
$2.00
GNF17,210
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€11.05
|
$1.16
GNF10,003
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€37.38
|
$70.01
GNF602,450
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€13.37
|
$4.63
GNF39,869
|
|
pay 59.1% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€80.87
|
$20.00
GNF172,098
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€36.68
|
$25.00
GNF215,123
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€88.78
|
$30.00
GNF258,148
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€113.64
|
$50.00
GNF430,246
|
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